The Verdict:
After the first two shows of fall felt like the band gathering momentum to build on the excellent Dick's run throughout the rest of this tour, the solo Florida show feels like a step back.
The opening set features some great playing from Trey and Page especially, but there's no improv and the setlist is about as rote as they come aside from a surprise "Nellie Kane" and the second-ever "Petrichor."
The second set opens in relatively uninspiring fashion, with an uptempo but Type I-only "Crosseyed" and then a standard "Steam"; however, things finally get interesting with "Piper." It's a hugely extended version, and even though it's not the most cohesive or consistent jam ever, it's great to hear the band stretching a bit in the midst of an otherwise standard show. There's a blissy chording section, a dissonant section, a start/stop jam, a rock-out that recalls The Who, and, finally a reprise of sorts of the 7/18 "Sally" jam...and it's all pretty great.
Aside from a shout-out to Lyrnyrd Skynyrd during the encore which leads to a rare "Curtis Loew," the rest of the set goes the way of the first set.
The Live Review:
10/16/16: Ah, KDF opener.
10/16/16: Nice, melodic solo from Trey here, despite my complaining.
10/16/16: Sorry for duplicate tweets, if there are any. Work internet is being shitty again.
10/16/16: > Moma Dance.
10/16/16: Trey sounding extra feisty during this Moma.
10/16/16: Great playing from Trey on BOTT, too. I wish they'd play an interesting song while he is on fire.
10/16/16: Undermind next. Maybe this will get pleasantly weird.
10/16/16: Undermind was a pretty typical Trey-echo showcase. Page got in a few great licks on the organ, though.
10/16/16: The always-welcome Nellie Kane is next.
10/16/16: Stash is next, and is a pretty standard version. However, there were again some seriously great piano bits from Page.
10/16/16: Petrichor.
10/16/16: The Phish version of this tune is growing on me the more I hear it.
10/16/16: I STILL LIKE MERCURY BETTER THOUGH
10/16/16: Late-first-set Mike's Song. That's an interesting choice.
10/16/16: Quick Mike's > Bouncin'.
10/16/16: > Groove. Trouble with my downloaded recording with this track...jumping to https://t.co/1gGM7wzn0C to play it.
10/16/16: End set after a standard Groove.
10/16/16: S2 opens with Crosseyed. That's encouraging.
10/16/16: Pretty straightforward set one, with little of the novelty or jamming fire from 10/14 S1 and 10/15 S1.
10/16/16: Hoping things will open up in the second set.
10/16/16: Uptempo version compared to the other recent versions.
10/16/16: Fast-paced Type I jam and then some high, strange loops from Trey's guitar pushes the jam into a weirder space.
10/16/16: This is neat, but feels more like a holding pattern than a proper jam.
10/16/16: > Steam
10/16/16: Pretty standard Steam outro jam, but Trey is leaving a creepy-sounding loop on in the background, so that's neat.
10/16/16: 'Still waiting' riff teasing from Trey.
10/16/16: Fairly smooth segue into Piper.
10/16/16: Nice, uplifting progression from Trey to kick this Piper jam into gear.
10/16/16: Things getting more dissonant now. Trey almost playing the intro Ghost riff.
10/16/16: Page playing electric piano around it.
10/16/16: Stop/start thing going on now. Crowd isn't wooing because they're lazy and they suck.
10/16/16: Way to go, FLORIDA
10/16/16: Momentum building back up now with a very The Who-like jam.
10/16/16: Synth chords from Page now.
10/16/16: Maybe a little of that I Always Wanted It influence working its way in there?
10/16/16: Jumpin' Jack Flash-style jam like the 7/18 Sally, explodes into a peak with 'Still waiting' teases.
10/16/16: More weird looping now after a huge rock and roll peak.
10/16/16: Well, that jam wasn't nearly the best or most cohesive of the year, but it's the first time in awhile that they band has...
10/16/16: ...played an extended jam that developed some legit ideas slowly without relying on instrument switching.
10/16/16: > Wingsuit.
10/16/16: Weird placement for Sparkle, but I always like hearing this tune anyway.
10/16/16: The Wedge next. I think we might have gotten sucked into a first-set wormhole.
10/16/16: Wading
10/16/16: Just heard a guy, on the SBD, cheer 'Yeeeeah!' at the end of The Wedge, then exclaim 'Aw, fuck! Seriously?!' as Wading started.
10/16/16: Antelope looks like it's going to close up the set and a very...umm...lackluster fourth quarter.
10/16/16: End set.
10/16/16: Trey talks briefly about Lynyrd Skynyrd before starting the encore. Curtis Loew, of course.
10/16/16: > Zero.
10/16/16: End show. Pretty straightforward first set, though Petrichor was pretty. Second set really only Went There with Piper.
10/16/16: Most rote show since LA Forum, though it certainly wasn't THAT bad :)
10/16/16: Next show is the Weir show, though, so that'll be fun.
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